Samuel L. PEAK"Sam"
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Source : Cmn97 | |||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-398074 | ||||||
AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 5 May 1917 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TEXAS | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | TEXAS | ||||||
FAMILY |
Spouse : Juanita Prince Tarver Epplett Children : Patricia Ann Peak Abel Parents: Samuel LaField PAYNE Sr. & Elizabeth “Betty” Burns PAYNE Siblings : Mary Maxine Peak Ray & Henry Ross Payne | ||||||
RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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DATE of ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
COMPANY | Company | ||||||
BATTALION | Battalion | ||||||
SQUADRON | 534th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 381st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 June 1944 |
Source : Cmn97 | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Epagne-Epagnette - Abbeville | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H "Spare Charlie" Macr : 5918 Mission : Tingry (62) - Abbeville Takeoff station 167 Ridgewell, Essex Plane evacuated by MitD only at 7:08 p.m. just before the explosion and the crash - Plane 100% destroyed | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Mareuil-Caubert - | ||||||
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572 | |||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Source : Cmn97 |
Source : Patootie | ||||||
SOURCE INFORMATION | Complete history of the B 17 | Somme-aviation-39-45.fr |
Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97084 GD*H"Spare Charlie"
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1st Lieutenant | Samuel L "Sam" PEAK | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-398074 - AM+3/PH - born in 1917 - Fils de Samuel Lee et Elizabeth Ann (Burns) Peak - Leesville, Louisiana | ||||
1st Lieutenant | Robert F "Bob" PETROSKI | CoPilot | Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-801198 - AM+1/PH - Wayne, Michigan | ||||
2nd Lieutenant | John K LUNDBERG | Navigator | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-676081 - AM+1 - Salt Lak City, Utah | ||||
2nd Lieutenant | Allen | OSTERBERG | Bomber | Dead | Gardens of Rest, Escabana | O-741356 - 26 yo- born the 25/10/1917 - Escanaba, Michigan - Inhumé USA en 1949 | ||
S/Sergeant | Murl F SIMMONS | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 32663831 - AM+2/PH - Gouverneur, New York | ||||
S/Sergeant | Frank A Jr | WELKE | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Greenfield Cem. - Uniondale, New York | 32800468 - 20 yo - Hempstead, New York - Inhumé USA en 1949 | ||
S/Sergeant | SCHARFF | Gunner | Dead | Woodlawn Cem. - Bronx, New York | 12148493 - 22 yo- Né le 10/12/1921 - Bronx, New York | |||
S/Sergeant | Richard D | OBERLIN | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 35547736 - West Unity, Ohio | |||
S/Sergeant | Max L ROCKEY | Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 36417125 - AM+2/PH - Springport, Michigan | ||||
Crouching, left to right : Pilot Samuel L Peak 1st Lieutenant, Co pilot Victor R. Romasco 2nd Lieutenant , Navigator Thomas J Tracy 2nd Lieutenant, Bomber Allen Hilding Osterberg 2nd Lieutenant Source : Yann Defacque |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Americanairmuseum.com - Time To Go Home - Actu.fr - Somme-aviation-39-45.fr - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |